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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Rosacoke going as the story begins?
(a) School.
(b) Grocery.
(c) Funeral.
(d) Wedding.

2. What is one of the things that Rosacoke mentions in her letter to Wesley?
(a) The heat.
(b) The rain.
(c) Her mother's illness.
(d) Her new job.

3. Who is the author of A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE?
(a) Price Reynolds.
(b) Reynolds Price.
(c) Reynolds Hall.
(d) Justin Price.

4. Why is Willie Duke moving to Roanoke?
(a) To go to college.
(b) To live with her aunt.
(c) To work in a restaurant.
(d) To work in a beauty salon.

5. The funeral that Rosacoke is going to is that of ____________________.
(a) A second cousin.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A childhood friend.
(d) A teacher.

6. Rosacoke knows she will be the only ___________ person at the funeral.
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Young.
(d) Jewish.

7. Who do Rosacoke and Wesley join at the picnic?
(a) Wesley's army buddes.
(b) Wesley's family.
(c) Rosacoke's best friends.
(d) Rosacoke's family.

8. When was the last time Rosacoke saw Mildred?
(a) A couple years ago.
(b) Last winter.
(c) Last week.
(d) Last Thanksgiving.

9. How much time passes before Rosacoke writes a letter to Wesley?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

10. In what decade does A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE take place?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1970s.

11. What is the name of the person whose funeral Rosacoke is going to attend?
(a) Mildred Lane.
(b) Millie Sanders.
(c) Mildred Sutton.
(d) Mildred Daniels.

12. Where does Wally want to take Rosacoke?
(a) Diner.
(b) Softball game.
(c) Church picnic.
(d) Drive-in movie.

13. What is Rosacoke riding on when the story begins?
(a) Motorcycle.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Horse.
(d) Scooter.

14. What is Rosacoke going to take to Mildred's baby?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Toys.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

15. Today is the day of the Delight Baptist Church _______________.
(a) Picnic.
(b) Sunday supper.
(c) Ice cream social.
(d) Fall Festival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE?

2. Why does Willie Duke make a stir when she returns home?

3. How does Rosacoke feel when Wesley roars off during the funeral?

4. In what city does Wesley live?

5. Where does Wesley wait for Rosacoke while she attends the funeral?

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